Your problem is most likely caused by fungus. Apply clotrimazole antifungal cream (Canesten) to the problem areas 2-3 times a day. Do NOT use any moisturiser or organic oils on the affected area - fungus loves moisture and one type of fungus that causes skin problems feeds on organic oils. Use anantidandruf shampoo on your hair - antidandruff shampoos are antifungal because dandruff is caused by fungus. You can dust the affected area of your skin on an antifungal powder at night also.

Fungal skin problems are caused by taking antibiotics, birth control pills and a few other meds. Do you also have dandruff or a white tongue ? Have you taken antibiotics ? Are the affected areas itchy ? or painful ?

Your skin is dry because of the fungus. Getting rid of the fungus will take your skin back to "normal".

If you get back to me with answers to these questions, I can provide information on more targeted antifungal creams to use, if the clotrimazole cream does no clear the problem.

10 hours ago, Aussie Scientist said:

Your problem is most likely caused by fungus. Apply clotrimazole antifungal cream (Canesten) to the problem areas 2-3 times a day. Do NOT use any moisturiser or organic oils on the affected area - fungus loves moisture and one type of fungus that causes skin problems feeds on organic oils. Use anantidandruf shampoo on your hair - antidandruff shampoos are antifungal because dandruff is caused by fungus. You can dust the affected area of your skin on an antifungal powder at night also.

Fungal skin problems are caused by taking antibiotics, birth control pills and a few other meds. Do you also have dandruff or a white tongue ? Have you taken antibiotics ? Are the affected areas itchy ? or painful ?

Your skin is dry because of the fungus. Getting rid of the fungus will take your skin back to "normal".

If you get back to me with answers to these questions, I can provide information on more targeted antifungal creams to use, if the clotrimazole cream does no clear the problem.

I am currently on birth control, no antibiotics. I have slight dandruff, no white tonite. Area is just incomfortable because of the dry skin. Has not been itchy. After reading up on fungal acne it looks like I could have folliculitis.. it looks exactly like the little white heads I wake up with every morning. Is this something I would have to go see a doctor about? (General care doc or dermatologist?) to get an antibiotic to treat it since I have had this for months? Or can I find a cream at a local drug store?

17 hours ago, Aussie Scientist said:

Your problem is most likely caused by fungus. Apply clotrimazole antifungal cream (Canesten) to the problem areas 2-3 times a day. Do NOT use any moisturiser or organic oils on the affected area - fungus loves moisture and one type of fungus that causes skin problems feeds on organic oils. Use anantidandruf shampoo on your hair - antidandruff shampoos are antifungal because dandruff is caused by fungus. You can dust the affected area of your skin on an antifungal powder at night also.

Fungal skin problems are caused by taking antibiotics, birth control pills and a few other meds. Do you also have dandruff or a white tongue ? Have you taken antibiotics ? Are the affected areas itchy ? or painful ?

Your skin is dry because of the fungus. Getting rid of the fungus will take your skin back to "normal".

If you get back to me with answers to these questions, I can provide information on more targeted antifungal creams to use, if the clotrimazole cream does no clear the problem.

I also went and got this cream.. Is this correct? I don™t want to put anything on my face that will irritate it more. If so, I put this on and then DO NOT moisturize correct? 

Yes, use this cream and do not use any moisturiser.

Let me know how you go....

3 minutes ago, Aussie Scientist said:

Yes, use this cream and do not use any moisturiser.

Let me know how you go....

Thanks for the help. My face already feels better after putting that on than it would if I would have moisturized.

Great....

On 5/30/2019 at 8:48 PM, Aussie Scientist said:

Great....

My face already looks tremendously better since Friday. Any advice on how long I should be applying this cream and not moisturizing? I dont want to mess up any progress by moisturizing, my face is just starting to feel dry.

Jac

That is such good news.

The dryness should go a the fungus dies. Don't use any moisturiser for several more days. After that, if you really feel that you need to use moisturiser, buy a moisturiser with NO ORGANIC OILS In it and apply that to half of your face and see how that goes.

But for now, keep your face dry except for the antifungal cream. Fungus loves moisture !

I look forward to hearing updates.

On 6/2/2019 at 8:10 PM, Aussie Scientist said:

Jac

That is such good news.

The dryness should go a the fungus dies. Don't use any moisturiser for several more days. After that, if you really feel that you need to use moisturiser, buy a moisturiser with NOORGANIC OILS In it and apply that to half of your face and see how that goes.

But for now, keep your face dry except for the antifungal cream. Fungus loves moisture !

I look forward to hearing updates.

I have been using the cream for about a week now and I am just now starting to get the break outs again. Only about 5 or 6 not as bad as before just wanted to know if this is normal? Should I be trying a different cream now? I am also still tremendously dry.

I am seeing a dermatologist next week as well anything I should ask her?

Jac

Some breakouts are normal.

If you can buy terbenafine cream (Lamisil or simiar) buy the terbenafine cream, and apply it together with the clotrimazole cream. Terbenafine cream will specifically target malasezia fungus, which is what you most likely have.

Is your skin flaking or just dry ? If your skin is flaking, then that is probably the fungal layer coming off. Is your skin red or inflamed ?

Be aware that most dermatologists do not believe that otherwise healthy people can get fungal acne, so be prepared for plenty of denial of the cause of your problem. If you are ONLY going to see a dermatologist about your "acne", I would not waste your money and time. The dermatologist will only prescribe treatments that will make your fungal acne worse.

Doctors generally do NOT like people taking responsibility for solving their own conditions.

On 6/7/2019 at 10:07 PM, Aussie Scientist said:

Jac

Some breakouts are normal.

If you can buy terbenafine cream (Lamisil or simiar) buy the terbenafine cream, and apply it together with the clotrimazole cream. Terbenafine cream will specifically target malasezia fungus, which is what you most likely have.

Is your skin flaking or just dry ? If your skin is flaking, then that is probably the fungal layer coming off. Is your skin red or inflamed ?

Be aware that most dermatologists do not believe that otherwise healthy people can get fungal acne, so be prepared for plenty of denial of the cause of your problem. If you are ONLY going to see a dermatologist about your "acne", I would not waste your money and time. The dermatologist will only prescribe treatments that will make your fungal acne worse.

Doctors generally do NOT like people taking responsibility for solving their own conditions.

Thank you, I went and got the other cream and started using the two together last night. Woke up with more white heads than usual but I will wait it out. I am just very dry, skin feels really tight. And yes I am a little red. I made the dermatologist appt actually after I started this because my real acne was finally visible so I wanted to go see about what we can start doing to get rid of that.

I just wasnt sure if she would be able to prescribe me a stronger cream or an antibiotic that can fight thisjust Incase I cant get it to go away on my own.

On 6/7/2019 at 10:07 PM, Aussie Scientist said:

Jac

Some breakouts are normal.

If you can buy terbenafine cream (Lamisil or simiar) buy the terbenafine cream, and apply it together with the clotrimazole cream. Terbenafine cream will specifically target malasezia fungus, which is what you most likely have.

Is your skin flaking or just dry ? If your skin is flaking, then that is probably the fungal layer coming off. Is your skin red or inflamed ?

Be aware that most dermatologists do not believe that otherwise healthy people can get fungal acne, so be prepared for plenty of denial of the cause of your problem. If you are ONLY going to see a dermatologist about your "acne", I would not waste your money and time. The dermatologist will only prescribe treatments that will make your fungal acne worse.

Doctors generally do NOT like people taking responsibility for solving their own conditions.

Also, I dont know why I havent thought of this before. Should i stop taking the birth control i am on? I would have to wait until the end of my pack. And should I be following a certain type of diet? Dont want to be eating foods that make it worse.

Jac

Yes, you should stop taking the birth control pills (as the birth control pills may be causing fungal acne), and do NOT take any antibiotics. ANTIBIOTICS and birth control pills CAUSE FUNGAL ACNE

Fungus and bacteria are completely different organisms. Antibiotics do NOT control fungal problems - instead they CAUSE fungal problems and they make fungal problems worse.

I don't understand what you mean by your "real acne" ? How is your "real acne" different from your other acne ?

If your skin becomes really dry, then you could apply Aquaphor or Eucerin to it. These products do contain some organic oil, but you don't want your skin to crack.

Is your skin still improving overall ? If it is, then you do have fungal acne, and the antifungal creams will fix the problem.

I look forward to hearing back from you.

Re diet - avoid eating foods that are high in histamines or that cause inflammation (you can look these up on the web). No gluten, dairy, sugar, preservatives or artificial flavours. Diet will not control fungal problems, but the wrong diet will make them worse.

On 6/10/2019 at 10:28 PM, Aussie Scientist said:

Re diet - avoid eating foods that are high in histamines or that cause inflammation (you can look these up on the web). No gluten, dairy, sugar, preservatives or artificial flavours. Diet will not control fungal problems, but the wrong diet will make them worse. 

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Back again. Went to the dermatologist last Wednesday when my face was the clearest it has been in a very long time! All it looked like I had on my face was scarring. She prescribed me a clotromizole cream and a keto shampoo as a face wash just to keep it clear. My skin was looking amazing. Now that i have stopped my birth control (around Monday) so many of my white heads around my chin and mouth have come back and I™m very red. It really looks like it could all start coming back but I hope it doesn™t. Is this normal the folliculitis is coming back now that I™ve stopped my birth control? Like purging? Or could it be something else that is causing the folliculits? I am not on any other medications and I haven™t been using any moisturizer. It™s just been a couple weeks with no sign of clearing up completely. I am considering getting a deep chemical peel done, do you think this might help kill the bacteria? I have also recently had an itchy scalp and I still do have some dandruff. Can I use the keto shampoo on my scalp as well? 

also, I™ve read some of your other comments regarding folliculitis coming from bacteria in the gut. I have been having stomach problems lately.. how can I tell if this is what I have? I googled nilstat and it says I need a prescription for it.

I am willing to try anything at this point.

Jac

Thanks for your post.

According to your post, applying the clotrimazole cream (which I assume you have been doing) resulted in your skin being "the clearest it has been for a long while". Thus, you had/have fungal acne as clotrimazole cream is antifungal.

Have you stopped applying the clotrimazole cream ? If so please keep applying it. If you stop applying the clotrimazole cream, then the fungal acne will come back.

Did you stop applying the clotrimazole cream at the same time as you stopped taking the birth control pills ? If you did that, then that would account for the whiteheads.

This is a minor point - but I don't understand why you got a prescription for clotrimazole cream when you can buy it without a prescription.

Purging is largely a myth, so I don't think that your skin is "purging".

Do NOT get a chemical peel done, as doing so will destroy the natural skin barrier and allow the fungus to invade.

Let's go back to basics, so we are on the same "wavelength". FUNGUS and BACTERIA ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ORGANISMS. You have FUNGAL acne NOT BACTERIAL acne. You are trying to KILL FUNGUS, NOT BACTERIA.

As you now know I think - fungal acne is caused by taking antibiotics which kill "good bacteria" in the gut - killing good bacteria in the gut allows fungus to invade gut and skin, because good bacteria control fungus, and good bacteria also help the body's overall immune system to function properly.

The word "folliculitis" on its own is not meaningful. Follicultis just means infection or irritation of the hair follicles. All acne (both types of fungal acne and both types of bacterial acne) causes folliculitis, as do some chemicals, and other irritants. Folliculitis is a general term and does not help with treating the problem. One has to now the cause of the folliculitis to treat it. In your case, fungus is the cause.

Fungal acne and overgrowth of candida fungus in the gut is caused by antibiotics killing good bacteria in the gut, which reduces the ability of the immune system to fight fungus.

Candida in the gut can certainly cause stomach problems.

I recommend that you do the following -

1. Keep applying the clotrimazole cream to the areas with acne.

2. Also buy some terbenafine antifungal cream (sold as Lamisil - no prescription needed in the US) and apply that to the areas with acne, along with the clotrimazole cream.

3. Wash your hair in the ketoconazole shampoo - this shampoo will probably be to harsh for your skin. Your itchy scalp is caused by FUNGUS.

4. Buy some Dequaden lozenges and suck on those and swallow them (not whole!). Dequaden lozenges are sold to treat mouth ulcers and they are antifungal. They might help your gut problems, although oral Nilstat is by far the best for fixing candida problems in the gut.

5. Also - do NOT eat gluten (wheat, barley or rye products) and avoid eating eating high histamine foods (you can look these up on the web). Gluten and high histamine foods cause gut problems for lots of people and both cause inflammation, which is undesirable.

I look forward to hearing how things go... (and whether you stopped applying the clotrimazole cream ...??) Thanks

7 minutes ago, Aussie Scientist said:

Jac

Thanks for your post.

According to your post, applying the clotrimazole cream (which I assume you have been doing) resulted in your skin being "the clearest it has been for a long while". Thus, you had/have fungal acne as clotrimazole cream is antifungal.

Have you stopped applying the clotrimazole cream ? If so please keep applying it. If you stop applying the clotrimazole cream, then the fungal acne will come back.

Did you stop applying the clotrimazole cream at the same time as you stopped taking the birth control pills ? If you did that, then that would account for the whiteheads.

This is a minor point - but I don't understand why you got a prescription for clotrimazole cream when you can buy it without a prescription.

Purging is largely a myth, so I don't think that your skin is "purging".

Do NOT get a chemical peel done, as doing so will destroy the natural skin barrier and allow the fungus to invade.

Let's go back to basics, so we are on the same "wavelength". FUNGUS and BACTERIA ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ORGANISMS. You have FUNGAL acne NOT BACTERIAL acne. You are trying to KILL FUNGUS, NOT BACTERIA.

As you now know I think - fungal acne is caused by taking antibiotics which kill "good bacteria" in the gut - killing good bacteria in the gut allows fungus to invade gut and skin, because good bacteria control fungus, and good bacteria also help the body's overall immune system to function properly.

The word "folliculitis" on its own is not meaningful. Follicultis just means infection or irritation of the hair follicles. All acne (both types of fungal acne and both types of bacterial acne) causes folliculitis, as do some chemicals, and other irritants. Folliculitis is a general term and does not help with treating the problem. One has to now the cause of the folliculitis to treat it. In your case, fungus is the cause.

Fungal acne and overgrowth of candida fungus in the gut is caused by antibiotics killing good bacteria in the gut, which reduces the ability of the immune system to fight fungus.

Candida in the gut can certainly cause stomach problems.

I recommend that you do the following -

1. Keep applying the clotrimazole cream to the areas with acne.

2. Also buy some terbenafine antifungal cream (sold as Lamisil - no prescription needed in the US) and apply that to the areas with acne, along with the clotrimazole cream.

3. Wash your hair in the ketoconazole shampoo - this shampoo will probably be to harsh for your skin. Your itchy scalp is caused by FUNGUS.

4. Buy some Dequaden lozenges and suck on those and swallow them (not whole!). Dequaden lozenges are sold to treat mouth ulcers and they are antifungal. They might help your gut problems, although oral Nilstat is by far the best for fixing candida problems in the gut.

5. Also - do NOT eat gluten (wheat, barley or rye products) and avoid eating eating high histamine foods (you can look these up on the web). Gluten and high histamine foods cause gut problems for lots of people and both cause inflammation, which is undesirable.

I look forward to hearing how things go... (and whether you stopped applying the clotrimazole cream ...??) Thanks

Thanks. I have been using the clotromizole cream everyday 2-3 times a day since May 30th. I have done absolutely nothing differently after my skin cleared up i kept the same routine everyday. So that is why I am a little confused as to why it came back and why it came back so badly. I have the terbenafine cream and I used it today with the clotromizole cream so hopefully we will see how that works together. Ii will see how it clears up with clean eating this week.

Thanks Jac

My apologies for thinking that you had stopped applying the antifungal cream.

Even if stopping taking the birth control pills caused the breakouts (which I doubt) I don't think the breakouts would happen so soon after stopping taking the pills, because it would take a few days for the hormones from the birth control pills to disappear from your body.

Fungus is odd.

See how you go with applying the terbenafine cream and the clotrimazole cream.

Is your skin itchy ? You might have demodex mites together with fungal acne. Demodex mites cause acne like symptoms. Demodex mites can be killed with scabies cream (no prescription needed).

Demodex mites can occur together with fungal acne.

I hesitate to keep suggesting things, but you could buy some cream for scabies (with permethum or crotamiton in it) and apply that together with the antifungal creams.

Let me know how you go with applying the terbenafine cream and the clotrimazole cream (and the scabies cream ?).

Very frustrating for you - to have things improve and then go backwards....

On 6/23/2019 at 9:29 PM, Aussie Scientist said:

Jac

Thanks for your post.

According to your post, applying the clotrimazole cream (which I assume you have been doing) resulted in your skin being "the clearest it has been for a long while". Thus, you had/have fungal acne as clotrimazole cream is antifungal.

Have you stopped applying the clotrimazole cream ? If so please keep applying it. If you stop applying the clotrimazole cream, then the fungal acne will come back.

Did you stop applying the clotrimazole cream at the same time as you stopped taking the birth control pills ? If you did that, then that would account for the whiteheads.

This is a minor point - but I don't understand why you got a prescription for clotrimazole cream when you can buy it without a prescription.

Purging is largely a myth, so I don't think that your skin is "purging".

Do NOT get a chemical peel done, as doing so will destroy the natural skin barrier and allow the fungus to invade.

Let's go back to basics, so we are on the same "wavelength". FUNGUS and BACTERIA ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ORGANISMS. You have FUNGAL acne NOT BACTERIAL acne. You are trying to KILL FUNGUS, NOT BACTERIA.

As you now know I think - fungal acne is caused by taking antibiotics which kill "good bacteria" in the gut - killing good bacteria in the gut allows fungus to invade gut and skin, because good bacteria control fungus, and good bacteria also help the body's overall immune system to function properly.

The word "folliculitis" on its own is not meaningful. Follicultis just means infection or irritation of the hair follicles. All acne (both types of fungal acne and both types of bacterial acne) causes folliculitis, as do some chemicals, and other irritants. Folliculitis is a general term and does not help with treating the problem. One has to now the cause of the folliculitis to treat it. In your case, fungus is the cause.

Fungal acne and overgrowth of candida fungus in the gut is caused by antibiotics killing good bacteria in the gut, which reduces the ability of the immune system to fight fungus.

Candida in the gut can certainly cause stomach problems.

I recommend that you do the following -

1. Keep applying the clotrimazole cream to the areas with acne.

2. Also buy some terbenafine antifungal cream (sold as Lamisil - no prescription needed in the US) and apply that to the areas with acne, along with the clotrimazole cream.

3. Wash your hair in the ketoconazole shampoo - this shampoo will probably be to harsh for your skin. Your itchy scalp is caused by FUNGUS.

4. Buy some Dequaden lozenges and suck on those and swallow them (not whole!). Dequaden lozenges are sold to treat mouth ulcers and they are antifungal. They might help your gut problems, although oral Nilstat is by far the best for fixing candida problems in the gut.

5. Also - do NOT eat gluten (wheat, barley or rye products) and avoid eating eating high histamine foods (you can look these up on the web). Gluten and high histamine foods cause gut problems for lots of people and both cause inflammation, which is undesirable.

I look forward to hearing how things go... (and whether you stopped applying the clotrimazole cream ...??) Thanks

Thank you,

I am starting to believe that it is in my gut. I am thinking about going to visit my doctor and ask about the Nilstat. I am hoping you can tell me how this is going to go. Can I take this and follow a regular diet.. or do I take this and follow the "candida" diet? also, how long would you suggest I stick to that diet?

Jac

Candida in the gut is a factor in fungal acne caised by candida, but one also MUST control the skin candida with topical antifungal creams (if one has skin candida - noyte that I think you have skin malasezzia rather than skin candida).

Keep applying the topical terbenafine cream along with the clotrimazole cream to the areas with "acne". Is the terbenafine cream helping with the "acne" ?

Be aware that -

- Your fungal acne is probably caused by malasezzia fungus not candida fungus (because oyu have dandruff and you do NOT have a white tongue). Malasezzia does not generally cause gut problems, so fixing candida in your gut (if you do have a candida gut problem) won't fix your skin "acne".

- You do not have a white tongue, thus you do not have mouth candida (thrush). Nilstat is sold to treat mouth candida but it will also fix gut candida problems, because you swallow it. I doubt that a doctor would prescribe Nilstat for you if you do not have mouth candida. Doctors do not "believe" that otherwise healthy people have gut candida problems.

Please do not mention this site to your doctor. Doctors do not like people taking responsibility for their own health.

Yes, you can follow the candida diet although some of it is a myth. I suggest you follow the diet that I suggested in my previous email. The key thing with diet (for everyone) is to NOT eat foods that cause inflammation - look these up on the web.

I am happy to hear how things go.

1 hour ago, Aussie Scientist said:

Jac

Candida in the gut is a factor in fungal acne caised by candida, but one also MUST control the skin candida with topical antifungal creams (if one has skin candida - noyte that I think you have skin malasezzia rather than skin candida).

Keep applying the topical terbenafine cream along with the clotrimazole cream to the areas with "acne". Is the terbenafine cream helping with the "acne" ?

Be aware that -

- Your fungal acne is probably caused by malasezzia fungus not candida fungus (because oyu have dandruff and you do NOT have a white tongue). Malasezzia does not generally cause gut problems, so fixing candida in your gut (if you do have a candida gut problem) won't fix your skin "acne".

- You do not have a white tongue, thus you do not have mouth candida (thrush). Nilstat is sold to treat mouth candida but it will also fix gut candida problems, because you swallow it. I doubt that a doctor would prescribe Nilstat for you if you do not have mouth candida. Doctors do not "believe" that otherwise healthy people have gut candida problems.

Please do notmention this site to your doctor. Doctors do not like people taking responsibility for their own health.

Yes, you can follow the candida diet although some of it is a myth. I suggest you follow the diet that I suggested in my previous email. The key thing with diet (for everyone) is to NOT eat foods that cause inflammation - look these up on the web.

I am happy to hear how things go.

 

 

 

 

I am on day 3 of eating the candida diet and my face is looking great. I have been using the creams as well. Also taking probiotics and other candida killing vitamins. My skin is really clearing up the only thing that isnt feeling great is how dry it is. I am going to have to go get one of the moisturizers you recommended because I really feel like I need to moisturize.

Jac

That is great news. Thanks for your update.

See if you can find a moisturiser without any organic oils in it. Remember that fungus loves moisture, so be careful. And malasezzia fungus (which is 99% likely to be causing your "acne") feeds on organic oils, so be extra careful.

I am happy to hear updates from you.